Accident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil CC-AFR,
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Date:Monday 23 March 2015
Time:18:33 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Ecocopter
Registration: CC-AFR
MSN: 7277
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Santa Clara area of the city of Yungay, in Bío Bío region -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Tail rotor hit terrain on approach to landing site to pick up fire fighters.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.14.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Apr-2015 07:03 Aerossurance Added
05-Oct-2015 16:08 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]
15-Sep-2019 07:55 harro Updated [Total occupants, Accident report, ]

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